NCAA's tax exemption called into question

Mar. 11, 2006

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Former University of Michigan president James Duderstadt said he was interviewed for an hour by a staff member of a U.S. House of Representatives committee regarding possible misuse of the tax-exempt status of college sports by the NCAA and others.

The Chronicle of Higher Education reported that two other "college officials," both anonymous, said they had talked to the committee about the same issue.

The NCAA, conferences and school athletic departments are tax-exempt because they're considered part of the nonprofit, educational mission of universities. ...